I do not know if it's a copy ... it comes out of a factory manufacturing the true, or is it just a fake, I have doubts ... it should be efficient and yet it is not zero, but I am disappointed, I would take the next, because I would resume, it's still an indispensable tool once you get to tasted, lenspen will be a real, not a branded as hama ... I advise you anyway if it's your first, it will allow you to get an idea cheaply.